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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 14 9 930 481 972
2 Tyler, Tom Richard Yale University 10 18 384 1,150 2,170
3 Leo, Richard A. University of San Francisco 9 17 204 1,554 1,874
4 Simonson, Jocelyn Brooklyn Law School 7 6 559 219 556
5 McLeod, Allegra Georgetown University 5 4 464 180 1,058
6 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 12 10 405 430 1,118
7 Rushin, Stephen Michael Loyola University Chicago 11 9 364 303 1,233
8 Meares, Tracey Louise Yale University 11 15 254 1,052 819
9 Fagan, Jeffrey Columbia University School of Law 10 11 277 501 1,178
10 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 9 9 279 882 759
11 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 10 13 264 1,134 468
12 Friedman, Barry New York University 9 3 303 128 997
13 Harmon, Rachel University of Virginia 7 7 297 496 702
14 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 7 10 171 1,435 485
15 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 3 4 147 260 1,527
16 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 10 10 266 773 416
17 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 8 8 298 279 640
18 Harris, David A. University of Pittsburgh 7 15 166 1,052 606
19 Butler, Paul Georgetown University 6 6 325 277 455
20 Bell, Monica Clarice Yale University 5 4 364 122 369
21 Joh, Elizabeth E. University of California, Davis 9 9 200 346 958
22 Richardson, L. Song University of California, Irvine 10 11 271 443 495
23 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 4 3 329 78 412
24 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 2 2 78 1,845 97
25 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 6 5 241 195 640
26 Nance, Jason P. Southern Methodist University 7 7 153 174 1,106
27 Stoughton, Seth Wayne University of South Carolina 8 6 234 180 579
28 Schlanger, Margo University of Michigan 6 7 230 567 222
29 Drizin, Steven A. Northwestern University 4 7 94 557 931
30 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 4 5 206 480 405
31 Corbin, Caroline Mala University of Miami 1 1 20 23 1,501
32 Dolovich, Sharon University of California, Los Angeles 6 7 184 408 261
33 Simon, Jonathan S. University of California, Berkeley 3 6 58 324 962
34 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 7 12 126 718 264
35 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 2 1 218 56 362
36 Rappaport, John University of Chicago 5 4 232 109 236
37 Levin, Benjamin Washington University 7 6 170 71 541
38 Bellin, Jeffrey Vanderbilt University 6 5 189 151 372
39 Maclin, Tracey University of Florida 5 10 129 695 187
40 Obasogie, Osagie K. University of California, Berkeley 8 6 157 82 512
41 Woods, Jordan Blair University of Arizona 5 5 170 87 443
42 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 1 93 226 701
43 Levine, Kate Yeshiva University 6 4 188 128 275
44 Cooper, Frank Rudy University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 10 103 405 417
45 Baughman, Shima Baradaran Brigham Young University Law School 6 5 138 156 454
46 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 232 2 96
47 Chin, Gabriel J. University of California, Davis 5 6 107 447 344
48 Harcourt, Bernard Columbia University School of Law 5 8 86 356 524
49 Logan, Wayne A. Florida State University 6 10 120 338 357
50 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 40 329 784
51 Tonry, Michael H. University of Minnesota 3 6 32 146 976
52 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 1 1 136 194 394
53 Garcia Hernandez, Cesar Cuauhtemoc Ohio State University 5 6 106 188 534
54 Cassell, Paul G. University of Utah 6 9 76 834 125
55 Starr, Sonja B. University of Chicago 4 5 133 199 378
56 Rudovsky, David University of Pennsylvania 5 7 84 486 371
57 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 6 9 116 262 381
58 Feeley, Malcolm University of California, Berkeley 2 2 42 216 801
59 Simmons, Ric Ohio State University 6 9 116 236 374
60 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 5 3 188 74 147
61 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 2 2 42 1,013 31
62 Ohm, Paul Georgetown University 3 5 161 114 193
63 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 6 5 118 226 292
64 Jain, Eisha University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4 2 147 119 227
65 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 3 3 151 108 189
66 Fan, Mary D. University of Washington 6 8 87 231 398
67 Hasbrouck, Brandon Washington and Lee University 6 1 128 4 368
68 Price, Zachary S. University of California, San Francisco 5 4 127 195 206
69 Gray, David C. University of Maryland 6 6 112 266 215
70 Livingston, Debra Columbia University School of Law 4 6 57 606 191
71 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 2 1 99 289 252
72 Murphy, Erin E. New York University 6 7 93 342 226
73 Eagly, Ingrid V. University of California, Los Angeles 6 6 115 234 202
74 Lee, Cynthia George Washington University 7 6 132 116 215
75 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 4 2 158 42 139
76 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 5 7 97 329 191
77 Reinert, Alexander A. Yeshiva University 6 5 135 82 203
78 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 4 3 118 92 284
79 Steiker, Carol Susan Harvard University 5 10 51 265 471
80 Feld, Barry C. University of Minnesota 3 11 40 410 399
81 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 2 3 91 424 129
82 Binder, Guyora University at Buffalo 5 3 96 30 437
83 Ristroph, Alice Brooklyn Law School 5 3 140 63 180
84 Schulhofer, Stephen J. New York University 5 12 45 664 134
85 Braman, Donald George Washington University 3 3 65 418 247
86 Gross, Samuel R. University of Michigan 4 5 53 536 186
87 Su, Rick University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4 4 119 56 252
88 Moran, Rachel University of St. Thomas 6 3 112 34 293
89 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 6 4 94 254 194
90 Steiker, Jordan M. University of Texas at Austin 6 9 55 341 270
91 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 3 4 60 503 90
92 Mayeux, Sara Vanderbilt University 1 1 25 10 697
93 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 4 5 73 247 229
94 Miller, Eric J. Loyola Marymount University 5 6 66 107 369
95 Chazaro, Angelica University of Washington 2 1 78 45 356
96 Chavis, Kami William & Mary Law School 6 8 55 200 330
97 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 3 6 36 613 70
98 Arnett, Chaz University of Maryland 2 1 42 1 561
99 Kalhan, Anil Drexel University 3 4 70 177 240
100 Roberts, Anna Brooklyn Law School 4 3 114 42 128